Female Chiefs drop four straight
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- Published on Thursday, November 3, 2016
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Early season injuries have hampered the Yellowhead AAA Midget Female Chiefs. The team has yet to ice a full line up for league play and the learning curve for the young players has included some adversity. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Chiefs hosted the Westman Wildcats.
Tiger Hills Hockey League recap
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By Eoin Devereux
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The Neepawa Farmers didn’t get the end result they were hoping for in their home opener, as the team was defeated on Sunday, Oct. 30, by the Cartwright Clippers 6-4. Tanner Fluker had a big night for the Clippers, with a goal and two assists. For Neepawa, it was Matt Lowry who lead the way with a pair of goals on the evening.
Neepawa makes pair of trades
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By Eoin Devereux
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There will be some new names on the backs of Neepawa Natives’ jerseys this weekend, as the club has made a pair of trades. The team has dealt 18-year-old forward Nathan Hillis to the Selkirk Steelers in exchange for 19-year-old goaltender Evan Robert and the MJHL list rights for 17-year-old defensemen Troy Earl. In a separate deal, Neepawa also acquired 18-year-old forward Braeden Binda from the Winkler Flyers in exchange for future considerations.
Rough road trip for Neepawa Natives
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By Eoin Devereux
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It was a tough weekend for the Neepawa Natives, as the team was humbled by a pair of northern rivals. Neepawa first faced the OCN Blizzard at the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Arena on Friday, Oct. 28. Perhaps it was due to the wear and tear of a five plus hour road trip to the Pas or perhaps the OCN Blizzard are in fact just that good. Whatever the case may be, Neepawa ended the night on the negative end of an 8-0 decision. Neepawa outshot OCN 35-30, but couldn’t find a way to slip one past goaltender Emiliem Boily.
Dauphin eliminates Neepawa from RMFL playoffs
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- Published on Tuesday, November 1, 2016
By Eoin Devereux
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A magnificent aerial performance by quarterback Dylan Oshanyk was not enough for the Neepawa Tigers, as the team’s playoff hopes came to an end at the hands of the Dauphin Clippers. The top ranked Clippers (6-0-0) were able to notch four offensive touchdowns to claim the 42-20 win on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Rural Manitoba Football League (RMFL) playoff action.
